Efforts to increase nutritional status among Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infected children

Abstract

<span>Malnutrition has an interrelated relationship with infectious diseases, where infection can occur malnutrition and can cause malnutrition in children. Children who infected with CMV need an increase in nutritional status, but with malnutrition, the recovery process and the body's immune enhancement cannot be optimal. This study aimed to identify the efforts to improve the nutritional status of children infected with CMV in Tegal, Central Java, Indonesia. This study was a qualitative study with phenomenological approach. The informants were parents or caregivers of the children infected with CMV. Data obtained through interviews and observations, which then analyzed through the stages of data reduction-presentation-drawing conclusions. Data were analyzed using triangulation methods. The results showed that the nutritional status of children after recovery of CMV infection had increased. That was because the informant always ensures nutrients needed even given using a soft texture and gradually increase to rough. The tendency of informants to provide the same food has the risk of increasing the deficiency of micronutrients in children. Therefore we need an effort to improve the provision of food variations in children.</span>

Nutrition related knowledge and attitudes of mothers and teachers of kindergarten children

“…It is observed that inadequate knowledge of kindergarten teachers and management can cause picky eating habits in the pre-schoolers, illogical nutrition management, and irrational allocation of various nutrients. Poor nutrition habits open the doors to multiple infections which in turn can worsen the malnutrition, thus starting a vicious cycle [3]. Efforts to improve the knowledge of kindergarten teachers can bring change in the nutrition awareness of these pre-schoolers [4].…”